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Sputum induction to improve the diagnostic yield in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis.

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1999

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L M Li, Lianhua Bai, H. Yang, Chao Xiao, Ruifang TANG, Yaqing Chen, Shuai Chen, Shuang liu, S-N Zhang, Yueh-Hsing Ou,
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Abstract

Sputum induction is an effective, low-cost, and simple technique for improving the smear-positive case detection rate in a tuberculosis control program.